Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
57.7%
Nigeria
Lowest
0.2%
Uruguay
Median
6.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
406
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 57.7% in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.2% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.0%, and the mean is 15.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 288.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 75.1%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 86.9%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 57.7% | 2021 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 2 | Mali | 56.2% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 55.7% | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 4 | Senegal | 48.9% | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 47.2% | 2022 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 6 | Benin | 46.7% | 2021 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 7 | Cameroon | 41.0% | 2018 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 8 | Ghana | 29.7% | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 9 | Gambia | 26.6% | 2020 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 10 | Zambia | 25.2% | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 24.9% | 2024 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 17.9% | 2019 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 13 | Guatemala | 10.0% | 2015 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 14 | Malawi | 10.0% | 2020 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 8.7% | 2019 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 8.1% | 2022 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Lesotho | 6.9% | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 18 | Honduras | 6.8% | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 19 | Jordan | 5.1% | 2023 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 5.0% | 2023 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 21 | Nepal | 4.9% | 2022 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 22 | Egypt | 4.6% | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 3.1% | 2022 | up 34.8% | falling |
| 24 | El Salvador | 2.9% | 2023 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Panama | 2.8% | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 26 | Venezuela | 2.6% | 2014 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 1.9% | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Paraguay | 1.6% | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.4% | 2023 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Ecuador | 1.4% | 2023 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Bolivia | 1.4% | 2021 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 1.1% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Chile | 1.1% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2023 | down 86.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release